Environment

Members cutting across party lines demanded in the Lok Sabha integrated action by the government to deal with air pollution. They stressed that it was wrong to blame farmers alone for…

The air quality in Delhi remained in the severe category today, with AQI being recorded at 460. An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered 'poor', 301-400 'very poor' and 401-500…

In view of the ongoing Swachta Hi Seva Abhiyan, various programmes focusing on Plastic Waste Management are going on in various Gram Panchayats in Kargil district of Ladakh. In…

At least nineteen people killed and over 300 were injured after an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir's Mirpur this afternoon. According to the…

Today is World Bamboo Day. The day is observed every year on 18th of September by the World Bamboo Organization to generate awareness about conserving and promoting the bamboo industry.…

Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has asserted that there is a need to spread awareness to curb plastic usage. Talking to the media in New Delhi,…

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has declared cash prizes ranging from Rs. 10 lakh to 1 crore to encourage waste management. A senior Civic official said that the prize…

Heavy rain has been predicted in many parts of Odisha in the next five days due to a fresh low-pressure area taking shape over the Bay of Bengal. Director of Bhubaneswar…

Forest Department officials have confiscated 150 Kilograms of sea cucumber from a man at Mandapam, near Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu today. Officials confirmed that the value of the…

Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that India will not succumb to pressure of developed countries on the issue of climate change and it will continue to put…